Shloka 44

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

इतरेणेव महता स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिणा हीना वयं मुने तेन जातास् तृणमया इव

Transliteration

itareṇeva mahatā smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇā hīnā vayaṃ mune tena jātās tṛṇamayā iva

Translation

ឱ មុនី ដោយខ្វះបុរសដ៏ឧត្តមនោះ—អ្នកដែលតែងអាស្រ័យយើងដោយស្នាមញញឹមទន់ភ្លន់មុននិយាយ—យើងក្លាយដូចជាធ្វើពីស្មៅ ទន់ស្រាល និងគ្មានតម្លៃ។

Word by Word

इतरेणby another (one)

इवas if/like

महताby a great (one)

स्मित-पूर्व-अभिभाषिणाby one who speaks after smiling

हीनाःdeprived, bereft

वयम्we

मुनेO sage

तेनby him/therefore

जाताःhave become

तृण-मयाःmade of grass, grass-like

इवlike

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided extract (a lament voiced within the dynastic/court narrative, addressed to a sage: “mune”).

FAQs

What is the significance of being described as 'like grass' in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

It conveys utter insignificance and vulnerability—without the noble person’s regard and protection, the speakers feel easily trampled and disregarded, as grass is.

How does the Vishnu Purana portray ideal conduct through the phrase 'smile-first speech' (smita-pūrva-abhibhāṣaṇa)?

It presents gentleness and dignified address as marks of nobility; the remembered leader’s courteous speech becomes a moral contrast to the present condition of neglect.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this dynastic context even when not named in the verse?

In Ansha 4, kingship and protection are implicitly measured against dharma sustained by Vishnu’s cosmic sovereignty; the pain of losing a righteous protector echoes the Purana’s broader view that order depends on divinely aligned rule.